The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera was the title of a story written by Gaston Leroux. It was first published in...
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First Ascent of the South-West Face of Everest
In 1953 Edmund Hillary and sherpa Tensing Norgay had been the first people to reach the summit of mount Everest....
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The Battle of Stamford Bridge
Edward the Confessor, who had died childless in January 1066, had become King in 1042 following the death of Harthacnut,...
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Operation Market Garden 1944
Operation Market Garden was an allied plan to advance into the Netherlands and secure bridges that would enable them to...
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Tripartite Pact 1940
The Tripartite Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan on September 27th 1940, was an agreement to seek to further the...
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